Articles by: Nick DeRiso

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Iggy and the Stooges – Ready To Die (2013)

Still sizzling with unbound fury, Iggy Pop and the Stooges rejoin their white-knuckle search for meaning, though what they find isn’t any prettier 40 years later. Hell, at times, it’s just as terrifying. You May Also Like: ‘Danny Says: A Documentary on the Life and Times of Danny Fields’ (2016):Read More

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Rainbow featuring Ritchie Blackmore and Ronnie James Dio – Live In Munich (2013)

At the time, punk was thought of as the fast and rough stuff, with classic rock geezers like Ritchie Blackmore already relegated to the dustbin of history. Hardly. Rainbow’s molten Live in Munich, recorded in 1977, zips along at a blinding pace. You May Also Like: Moody and mystical, RitchieRead More

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One Track Mind: Midnight Oil, “The Dead Heart” from Essential Oils (2013)

This is the Almost Hit from Midnight Oil’s Diesel and Dust, which is primarily remembered for the Top 20 smash “Beds Are Burning,” but in many ways “The Dead Heart” always felt like the better song to me. You May Also Like: Stephanie Angelini and Vince Tomas, “Midnight Blue” (2020):Read More

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Ray Wilson – Chasing Rainbows (2013)

Time has been kind to Ray Wilson, who had the misfortune of replacing Phil Collins in Genesis for its final studio album. Calling All Stations, if not undergoing a complete critical reevaluation, is at least becoming better understood. You May Also Like: Ray Wilson – Song for a Friend (2016)Read More

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Gator and Mudcat – Back in the Game (2013)

From its band name –– which sounds like a something off the front porch of a shotgun shack — to its muscular, harp-driven opening track, you’d be forgiven for assuming Gator and Mudcat’s Back in the Game was just another blues-rocking project. You May Also Like: Tom Petty and theRead More

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Garth Hudson, Richard Thompson, Graham Parker, Eric Bibb, others – The Beautiful Old (2013)

It’s difficult, as this plays, to believe that The Beautiful Old focuses on sheet-music favorites from before the advent of electricity. These 19 gusts of folk-tinged turn-of-the-century Americana still hold boundless insights. You May Also Like: Linda and Richard Thompson, “The Great Valerio” (1974): One Track Mind Richard Thompson, “BrokenRead More

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Jimmy Vivino and the Black Italians – ’13 Live’ (2013)

Some magic was bound to surround this, as Jimmy Vivino reunited with long-time former collaborators for the first time in years.

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One Track Mind: Tim Morse with Kansas’ David Ragsdale, “Rome” from Faithscience (2013)

Using a series of canny fin de siecle images from the crashing fall of Rome, prog keyboardist Tim Morse’s “Rome” — from his second long-player Faithscience — outlines a litany of worries over our stewardship of the Earth. You May Also Like: Branford Marsalis, Lucas Lee, Tim Morse + Others:Read More

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Yes’ Steve Howe on Jon Davison, performing classic LPs, a renewed solo focus: Something Else! Interview

It seems quitting Asia, with whom Yes’ Steve Howe has recorded and performed in tandem since 2008, has only given the guitarist more to do. You May Also Like: No related posts.

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Mike McGuire – Kentucky Morning EP (2013)

Mike McGuire’s new six-song Americana EP Kentucky Morning takes the themes and atmospheres of 2011’s Beyond the Ark to a darker, more contemplative place. You May Also Like: Chad Bradford, “Friday Morning Rain” (2015): One Track Mind Lucas Lee – ‘Lowered Expectations’ (2018)